Author Archives: Rob

Formulists Soon To Be No More

printDigg DiggUnfortunately Formulists is shutting down. That is they they are closing. They have reported on their blog that due to cash constraints they are shutting down. The problem is the market for internet start ups is  real tough. It is even harder to get venture capital money. Having a good idea is not the only recipe for success. A…

This Week In Review – A Look Back At 2011

Why I Am Moving To The Cloud And What I Am Using

More and more I find myself moving to Cloud based services. I have been working out how to streamline my personal and business life. The question is how do you do it and what works best for you.  The following are some ways that you can increase your productivity using Cloud based services.   1….

What Not To Do On Facebook!

  One of the things that people do on Facebook that they should not do is to invite people to social media groups without talking and asking them first. Yes Facebook should not allow it in the first place BUT do not abuse this feature in order to build your group. This week i received…

Setting Up A Pc On A Budget

Many people when they go out and buy a new computer forget that they are only paying for the Hardware and operating system. They are not paying for all the software that is needed to perform the tasks they need to perform. I thought I would share with you some free alternatives for software to…

Anti Virus Scam

The Toronto Star reported this week about a new Anti Virus this week.  The key is many people fall for FAKE virus scams every day. In Windows there are many end users who do not run proper virus checkers nor do they run proper malware checkers. In this day and age you must do at least…

Was The Year 2011 A Good Year?

The question I have asked myself is has the year 2011 really been a good year for me? I will say that is had it’s ups and downs. Sometimes they have been great and at other times it has been hard to cope. The question is has it been a good year? Well the good…

More Updates

The last two weeks has been unreal around here. First one of my best friend’s sister in law had a brain aneurysm  on New Year’s Eve morning. Fortunately two surgeries later she is getting better every day. To add to it, my GF’s Grandmother is in the hospital and they are still running tests to determine what…

Happy New Year and Blog Update

Happy New Year Everyone:) I want to apologize for not much writing during the holiday season. It was a very busy time.  To add to it Kelli was in the ER on Christmas day and my friend’s sister in law has been fighting a brain aneurysm. She was airlifted from Thunder Bay to Hamilton. It has…

The Social Media People Of 2011

This year I thought we would do something special for New Years Day! On New Years Day my Twitter Feed will be featuring the people that matter to us at RobertBCairns.com. These are the people that matter. They will always matter! I am truly blessed and lucky to have all the connections that I have…